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SQL Server Reporting Services supports both
on-demand (pull) and event-based or
scheduled (push) delivery of reports.
Reporting Services also supports a variety
of means to distribute reports in a variety
of data formats (such as HTML, PDF file,
Excel spreadsheet).
These reports can be
tailored according to the delivered needs of
the business process, such as:
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Individual subscriptions
Users can create their own
personalized subscriptions, defining
preferences for receiving reports as
well as which reports they want to
receive. Subscriptions are subject
to the security model, so users can
only subscribe to the reports to
which they have access.
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Data-driven subscriptions
In a data-driven subscription, the
list of report recipients is
generated dynamically when the
subscription executes, using an
external data source such as an
employee database. The data source
might contain other kinds of
information (such as hire date or
job title) to enable users to filter
report data or otherwise personalize
the report.
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SMTP delivery
Includes a delivery extension that
enables the Report Server to connect to
an SMTP server on the same network and
deliver a report via e-mail.
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File share directory
Includes a delivery extension that
enables the Report Server to save
reports to a file share.
For information on how report data can be
accessed from virtually any data platform,
see
Data Access.
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